Man sought in kidnapping and robbery of Iowa City store clerk

An Iowa City convenience store clerk is recovering from injuries after being kidnapped and robbed. Iowa City Police say they’re still looking for a man who walked into the Gasby’s Conoco gas station on South Gilbert Street Sunday morning, displayed a gun and demanded cash.

The suspect then kidnapped the clerk and stole her SUV. The incident occurred around 6:30 a.m. The cashier fought with the man in the SUV before she was pushed out of her moving vehicle a few blocks away from the store. Police say she was treated for minor injuries.

The suspect — described as a black man, 5’8″, 200 pounds — remains at large. He was driving the cashier’s blue 1999 Ford Explorer with Iowa license plates 860 WJY.